The Wikipedia Library/1Lib1Ref 2018

By |2017-12-20T10:09:46-05:00December 20th, 2017|Blog Posts, Professional Development, Webinars and Conferences|

From January 15th - to February 3rd, Wikipedia is hosting the Wikipedia Library/1Lib1Ref initiative where they hope to have every librarian possible worldwide (yup worldwide!), contribute one, just one reference in order to make Wikipedia a reliable resource for everyone. In this day and age of misinformation, what a wonderful initiative for librarians to contribute

Using Information Ethically Made Easy for Kids

By |2017-11-13T12:29:06-05:00December 3rd, 2015|Blog Posts, Cool Tools|

School of Information course creates Michigan Makers There are a number of great resources listed on theinquiryprocess.ca that will give teachers the support that they need in teaching students how to cite sources, an important component of using information ethically.  At this time of year, when projects and assignments are due, giving

Of Passwords and Complex Mathematics

By |2016-11-07T10:57:45-05:00March 18th, 2015|Blog Posts, Videos|

This short video explains how sites such as Youtube, Facebook, Google, and Twitter can recognize your password without actually having the password in their database. Yes, I know. That makes no sense, does it? Yet in three minutes, Tom Scott explains how this is possible and more importantly, why you should avoid any website that

Harnessing Social Media for the Classroom

By |2016-11-07T10:57:51-05:00February 15th, 2013|Blog Posts, Cool Tools, QSLiN Updates|

I attended a very stimulating presentation by the consultants from LBPSB Digital Citizenship project during LCEEQ last week.  The presenters adapted a presentation they give to high school students about establishing (and protecting) their "Social Media Identities".  They had lots of simple, effective strategies and ideas.  Here is the link to their content: http://storify.com/edtechsarecool/harnessing-social-media

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